all - Opinion Summaries

U.S. v. Garrett

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence on counts relating to the distribution of crack cocaine and an enhancement based on the inclusion of defendant's bail jumping conviction is...

US v. Rodriguez-Rodriguez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
On remand from the Supreme Court of the United States for consideration in light of its decision in Gall v. U.S., 128 S. Ct. 586 (2007), a sentence...

U.S. v. Martin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Convictions and sentences for rape and assault are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) the court's refusal to accept a partial guilty plea to...

U.S. v. Redcorn

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
Convictions and sentences on charges of embezzlement from a health care benefit program, wire fraud, and money laundering are reversed in part as to...

US v. Gunter

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence for drug- and firearms-related offenses is affirmed in part and reversed in part where the district court: 1) complied with controlling case...

Butler v. Curry

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Grant of a petition for writ of habeas corpus, which claimed that petitioner's Sixth Amendment rights were violated when a California state trial...

Carver v. Lehman

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit asserting that correctional officials denied plaintiff early release into community custody without affording him due...

In re Lorenzo L.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Juvenile Law, Sentencing
A juvenile court order denying a minor-defendant of pre-dispositional credit for days spent in an electronic monitoring program (EMP) at his residence...

U.S. v. Sanchez-Cortez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute is affirmed over claims of error regarding the sentencing court's consideration of...

People v. Carrasco

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction for attempted arson and resisting an executive officer charges is affirmed over claims that: 1) there was insufficient evidence to support...